Ishita Dutta has a very specific piece of film-set wisdom to thank Kajol for, and it has nothing to do with acting. Per Indiatimes, the Drishyam 3 star says the advice Kajol gave her for her son Vayu's severe colic, taking the baby out in a pram over rocky surfaces, helped soothe him. The headline quote says it all: "It actually worked."
With Drishyam 3 in theatres, the story gives a peek at what co-stars swap between takes. Sometimes it's not scripts. It's survival tips.
The Advice: Take the Pram Off-Road
According to the report, the remedy is simple. Instead of a smooth stroll, you put the baby in a pram and roll over rocky ground. Ishita says it helped Vayu through his colic.
The source doesn't explain why it works, and I won't pretend to. It's hard not to appreciate how low-tech the fix is, though. No gadget, no subscription, no app that plays whale sounds. Just a pram and a bad road.
Anyone who has dealt with a colicky baby knows the desperation that makes a person try nearly anything. A tip that comes from another mother who has been there, and that is reported to have worked, tends to land harder than a pamphlet. Parents should still check with their pediatrician about anything involving a baby, and a bumpy ride is one family's reported experience, not medical guidance.
Kajol's Other Parenting Chapter: Listening to a Teenager
The same Indiatimes piece also features Kajol's reflections on a very different stage of parenting: her relationship with her teenage daughter Nysa. Per the report, Kajol describes a difficult stretch that eased when she shifted from arguments to active listening and conversation.
The summary refers to a three-year journey, which suggests this wasn't an overnight fix. That's the useful part. Colic is a crisis you can sometimes solve with a clever trick. Teenagers don't come with a pram-over-gravel equivalent.
Why This Pairing Works
Put the two together and you get a neat little portrait of Kajol as a parenting reference point. One piece of advice is for the first months, when nothing makes sense and the baby is inconsolable. The other is for the years when your child can argue back and you have to decide whether to win or understand. Notably, in both, the fix is less about being clever and more about adjusting what you're doing.
That is my read, not something Kajol or Ishita said. But it's a pattern: try a different approach when the usual one isn't working, whether that means a new surface under the wheels or a new way of talking at the dinner table.
The Drishyam 3 Backdrop
The timing helps. Drishyam 3 is in theatres, so the cast is in the spotlight, and the conversation has drifted from the film to the people in it. Ishita and Kajol appear in this story not as characters but as parents comparing notes, which is likely why it travels. Audiences tend to respond to celebrity advice when it sounds like something a friend might text you at 3 a.m.
The post that accompanied the story was shared by Zahra Jani (@zahrajanishow) on Instagram, per the source listing.
The Takeaway
The most charming detail here is the scale of the solution. Industry veterans, packed theatres, and a franchise with a large following, and the thing one star is talking about is a pram on rough ground. If it spares even one exhausted parent an hour of crying at midnight, it has done more good than most wellness trends.
And Kajol's teen advice may be the quieter gift: when the arguing isn't getting anywhere, stop talking long enough to hear the other person.
